Days of Our Lives divulges that Jeremy Horton (Michael Roark) was finally exonerated after many months of false assumptions and accusations being thrown in his face. And if you recall, Julie Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes) packed him snacks when Jeremy packed his car because he was planning to leave school that day and head to New York. He was going to stay with his dad, Mike Horton (Roark Critchlow).

But after this co-kidnapping ordeal with Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein), we might actually see Jeremy stay. We know Michael Roark exits on April 29th, but we’re going to talk about whether there is a recast coming.

Alex Assaults Jeremy After Misreading the Scene on Days of Our Lives

So, if you recall, Jeremy and Stephanie had gotten themselves free and then she collapsed and Jeremy was holding her. So, by the time Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) showed up to rescue her, she had already mostly been rescued. It was just the door lock keeping them in. And at the end of last week, Alex and Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) got into Dr. Wilhelm Rolf’s (Richard Wharton) and EJ DiMera‘s (Dan Feuerriegel) secret lab behind the Tom Horton Free Clinic. And boy was Alex surprised when he burst in on Jeremy who was gently cradling Stephanie in his arms.

You know, hotheaded Alex misread the scene, which you can understand. If you come in and she looks unconscious, dead, drugged, whatever, and the stalker is holding her, you would freak out. So, he assaulted Jeremy. He punched him several times before Stephanie screamed for him to stop. And then she explained that Jeremy didn’t kidnap her. It was Owen Kent (Wes Ramsey) that did it. And the assault came right after Stephanie dislocated Jeremy’s thumb so he could free them.

Jeremy Tried to Play Hero on DOOL

And of course, after seeing Owen posing as a school janitor and then Thomas DiMera (Cary Christopher) finding Stephanie’s cell phone, Jeremy put two and two together and bravely followed Owen to the hospital. And then Jeremy waited until the coast was clear and he tried to play hero and rescue Stephanie, but we all saw that that was an epic fail.

She started screeching because she wrongly blamed Jeremy for all the stalking and then her kidnapping. And then Owen popped up and that shocked Stephanie. And then he grabbed Jeremy and also took him prisoner. So Owen had two kidnap victims when he only wanted one. He was ready to kill the bonus kidnap victim.

And then Stephanie apologized to Jeremy and they immediately began plotting their escape. So, Stephanie tricked Owen into unlocking her handcuffs. She claimed that her legs were in pain from sitting for so long.

And Stephanie played into Owen’s obsession for her and kissed him so she could slide her hands down his back pocket and get his cell. And of course, Owen was livid when he heard the 911 dispatcher talking and then Stephanie and Jeremy started screaming for help.

Days of our Lives: Jeremy & Stephanie Work Together

So, Owen handcuffed her and then after they were both left that way, they slid back together and she yanked Jeremy’s thumb out of the socket so that Jeremy could be free of his cuffs. And then Stephanie coached Jeremy how to use bobby pins from her hair to unlock her handcuffs.

But Jeremy’s luck ran out when he tried to pick the door lock. So he was able to free Stephanie, but she was so weak, she just collapsed in his arms. And then Alex burst in and commenced with the unnecessary beating. But of course, he didn’t know that.

The Apology Tour Begins on Days

So, once Stephanie and Jeremy were safely at the hospital, the apology tour that I expected began. First, Jada Hunter (Elia Cantu) told Jeremy she was sorry. And I mean, Jada was brutal to him on their Salem singles match date, and then they were actually trying to accuse Jeremy of hacking the system.

That was just the most preposterous assumption in all of this for me. So, after Jada’s I’m sorry, Alex went to Jeremy’s room to apologize for hurting him and making all those nasty accusations and confrontations. I mean, Alex has been really aggro with Jeremy for a while. And Alex asked Jeremy if he was still planning to leave Salem.

And this was right after Jeremy had a call with Julie to let her know what happened. So, surprisingly, Jeremy hinted he may stick around Salem. And honestly, it makes sense story-wise for him to stay given what’s coming next month for Alex and Stephanie. That could blow their relationship apart.

Is Jeremy Being Recast?

However, we also know that Michael Roark’s last date on Days is April 29th. So, that has me wondering if they’ve done a possible Jeremy recast that we just don’t know about yet. Michael Roark’s a very busy guy. I was honestly surprised he had time to take the role of Jeremy on Days.

He has a major role in a very steamy streaming series called The Black Dagger Brotherhood. If you haven’t read the books, I have. I love them. They are smoking hot. And Michael Roark plays Butch, this hunky New York cop. He’s got the accent and everything.

He’s a prominent character in the books and he’s confirmed for season two. I expect to see him in the series as long as it carries on because he is a major character in the books. So, season two of Black Dagger just started filming. If you want to see Michael Roark in it, you can catch the show on Passionflix. It’s a romance movie streaming platform with lots of sexy shows.

So anyway, he couldn’t stay on as Jeremy because he had these other obligations. And while there have been no official updates that they are switching up Jeremy actors, it could have happened in Days of Our Lives just kept it quiet because they filmed so many months ahead, 9 to 10 months ahead right now.

It could have flown completely under the radar that Michael Roark left and somebody new just stepped right into the role. And we know Days has no issue with recasts. We’ve seen them swap actors in and out plenty of times.

Jeremy Could Be Part of a Love Triangle on Days of Our Lives

And if Jeremy is recast and stays in Salem, he could be a friend that Stephanie can lean on when Joy Wesley (AlexAnn Hopkins) returns to Salem, presumably after delivering her and Alex’s baby. If you remember, Joy left town pregnant, but she lied to both Alex and Stephanie and said she wasn’t knocked up.

So Joy is set to show up in town on April 24th, which is the day after May Sweeps kicks off. And Michael Roark will still be on screen for a few episodes when Alex’s ex-fling Joy comes back with some baby mama drama.

And given how traumatized Stephanie is and what she and Jeremy went through together, I could see her turning to him for comfort over this Joy situation. Plus, Alex doesn’t know it yet, but Stephanie doesn’t want kids and he wants a whole houseful of little Kiriakis kids. And if Jeremy is recast, we could get a love triangle or even a quadrangle if you add Joy into the equation.

Days of our Lives: Jeremy Stays?

Plus, trauma bonding is real. And the only person right now who understands exactly what Stephanie’s gone through is Jeremy because he went through it with her. So Stephanie may also be a little upset with Alex for beating up an already injured Jeremy. And it’s obvious Alex would be happy to see Jeremy out of town as soon as he’s out of the hospital.

And as much as I would love to see Michael Roark continue as Jeremy, I would be okay with another actor stepping in to play the part, which would give Alex a run for his money, especially once Joy comes to town. So, we’ll see how it goes, but we may get a secret recast. Wait and see.

Chrisean Rock refuses to label her son, Chrisean Jesus, as disabled—regardless of what anyone, including doctors, has to say about it. She cleared the air about her two-year-old in a recent interview. At the time, she was revealing the private messages she exchanged with NLE Choppa amid his beef with Blueface. After Chrisean denied her son has a disability, Karlissa Saffold entered the chat with strong words. 

RELATED: NLE Choppa Sparks Mixed Reactions After Apologizing To Chrisean Rock For His Disheartening Words About Chrisean Jr.

Chrisean Rock Reveals She Corrected NLE Choppa About Her Son’s Abilities

Rock, whose been on a boxing journey, recently dropped by ‘The Danza Project’ podcast to let fans in on her life. At one point, the topic of Blueface and NLE Choppa’s beef came up. As previously reported, NLE dropped a diss track more than a month ago aimed at the mothers of his children after they alleged that he’s a deadbeat dad. In that track, Blueface seemingly caught a stray, which led to a series of insults exchanged between the rappers. At one point, Choppa compared his son’s abilities to Chrisean Jesus. Social media went off with reactions, and he later apologized to Rock, both publicly and privately.

While speaking on ‘The Danza Project,’ Chrisean Rock revealed the message she sent NLE Choppa after he spoke negatively on Jesus.

NLE Choppa replied that he was triggered by Blueface not taking care of Jesus “because of his disability,” but that the message came out wrong. Rock shared her reply, clarifying that her son “does not have a disability.” 

“[Chrisean Jesus] is developing at his own pace and hitting his milestones in his own timing,” Rock allegedly replied to NLE Choppa. “Every child is different and I’m confident in his growth.”

Then she turned to the podcast host and explained that the situation would be different if she had previously confirmed her son has a disability. “I ain’t say none of that,” Rock explained. Then, she read of the rest of her reply to Choppa: “As far as his father, co-parenting decisions are personal. I chose peace and safety over disfunction. I appreciate you reaching out, I just don’t do drama anymore.” Rock said Choppa then thanked her “for the correction.” A few seconds later, she said that if anyone, including a doctor, speaks against someone or their kid, the person shouldn’t “just accept it.”

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Karlissa Saffold Claims Rock Has Known About Her Son’s Alleged Condition Since Pregnancy

The internet quickly weighed in on what Chrisean Rock said about her son’s abilities, especially her comment on not accepting what a doctor says. Amid the reactions were spicy allegations from Blueface’s mother, Karlissa Saffold. She asked her supporters to stop sending her Chrisean’s recent interview, calling it “bullsh*t” and accusing Rock of lying about Chrisean Jesus being in physical therapy. Saffold also shared a screenshot of messages between her and Chrisean about getting Jesus help to “be better.”

Reactions to Karlissa Saffold’s words are also all over the place. While some are seeing reason in what she had to say, others are confused on why she’s weighing in after Blueface twice-denied that he’s Chrisean Jesus’ father in the last month.

See exactly what Blueface said and how Chrisean Rock responded below. 

Chrisean Rock Responds To Blueface’s Paternity Claims & Calls Him Out For Publicly Disrespecting Her Son (PHOTOS)

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The 1980s were a foundational piece in building what would become Sci-Fi’s golden age in the 1990s. Star Wars had been released in theaters and changed everything about the way Hollywood perceived the genre, and television executives wanted in on that cash-grab just as much as movie executives. In that wake, the small screen became a place of wild, sci-fi experimentation and big ideas that wouldn’t have made it in movie theaters. 

So fire up your quantum accelerator and travel back in time with me, for the ultimate ranking of 1980s sci-fi TV shows. They’re ranked in order by which shows are still the most watchable, which means you’re about to enter a new world of binge streaming.

23. The Powers of Matthew Star

The Powers of Matthew Star was a short-lived 1982 sci-fi series built around a simple hook: what if a teenage alien prince had to survive American high school? Matthew Star is secretly Prince Mattel of the planet Quadris, sent to Earth after a military coup wipes out his royal family. Hiding under a human identity, he’s protected by a guardian, played by the great Louis Gosset Jr., who poses as his science teacher while training him to someday reclaim his throne.

Matthew has telekinesis, super strength, energy blasts, matter manipulation, and limited precognition. Each episode mixed teen drama, bullies, girlfriends, school problems, with low-budget science fiction threats tied to his alien past.

The show aimed for a Superman meets after-school special tone but struggled with cheesy effects and inconsistent storytelling. Louis Gossett Jr. is fantastic in it and makes the show seem better than it is. Matthew Star lasted one season, 22 episodes, and became one of those ambitious early-80s genre experiments that couldn’t quite survive.

22. Galactica 1980

Galactica 1980 was the short-lived sequel to Battlestar Galactica. After the original series was canceled, ABC revived the property on a drastically reduced budget and shifted the premise: the fleet finally finds Earth, modern-day 1980 Earth, and must secretly protect it from the Cylons.

The big scale of the original show shrank immediately. Instead of space battles, much of the action takes place on Earth. The plot focused on Colonial warriors disguising themselves as humans while trying to upgrade Earth’s defenses. The most infamous addition for Galactica 80 was flying motorcycles. 

Dirk Benedict and Richard Hatch did not return as regulars, though Dirk Benedict did appear in a guest spot. Lorne Greene came back as Adama, but as you can imagine, he wasn’t at all thrilled with the new show’s direction.

Galactica 1980 took a mythic space opera and made it a low-budget Earth-set sci-fi procedural. It has its charms, but it effectively killed the franchise until Ronald D. Moore rebooted it decades later.

Ironically, the rebooted franchise would later repeat almost exactly the same mistake with Caprica, which we made a full video about. 

21. Misfits Of Science

In 1985, NBC aired The Misfits of Science, a quirky, super-powered teenager show notable for being one of Courteney Cox’s first projects. The future Friends megastar played Gloria, a telekinetic teenage delinquent limited in that she could only move what she could see. Alongside her was Johnny Bukowski, a rocker who drains electricity nearby so that he can unleash lightning, and Dr. Elvin Lincoln, played by The Predator himself, Kevin Peter Hall, who was able to shrink in size.

Led by Dr. Billy Haynes, the Misfits of Science resembled DC’s Doom Patrol in that they were all struggling to live with their powers, and everyone had their own fears and idiosyncrasies that would help drive the plot of the “case of the week” series. Sadly, only lasting one season, this was an early original superhero show that tried to do something a little different by focusing on the teenage team dynamic and struggle with normal life.

20. Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside was a syndicated horror anthology created by George A. Romero, designed to fill the void left by The Twilight Zone. 

Each episode told a standalone story, usually ending with a dark twist as it freely blended science fiction, fantasy, and supernatural thrillers. Aliens, cursed objects, demonic bargains, and moral comeuppance were all fair game. Tales from the Darkside ran four seasons and over 80 episodes, quietly building a cult following. 

19. My Secret Identity

1988’s My Secret Identity was a simple superhero series built around a basic teenage fantasy: what if you accidentally got powers and had to figure them out on your own? A very young Jerry O’Connell, who would go on to lead the 1990s standout sci-fi series Sliders, plays a high school kid who develops telekinesis, super strength, limited flight, and accelerated learning.

Andrew mostly uses his abilities to navigate school problems, bullies, friendships, and awkward crushes. His mentor is an awkward scientist, played endearingly by Derek McGrath, who helps him understand the science behind his powers while keeping them secret from everyone else.

The tone was light and earnest, aimed squarely at teens. A small-scale wish fulfillment wrapped in 30-minute episodes. My Secret Identity ran three seasons and became a quiet cult favorite of late-80s genre TV.

18. Starman

In 1984, John Carpenter released one of his most interesting films, starring Jeff Bridges as an alien stranded on Earth. It was called Starman and earned Bridges an Academy Award nomination.

Though Starman wasn’t exactly the biggest box-office hit, the premise was somehow translated into a sequel television show without the involvement of Carpenter or Bridges. It picks up after the movie’s ending: the alien visitor fathers a child with a human woman. That child, Scott Hayden, grows up with strange abilities and a government target on his back.

Alien father and son go on the run, using their powers channeled through silver spheres to stay ahead of the authorities and help people along the way. Robert Hays takes over the Jeff Bridges role and charms as an outworlder trying to understand Earth. The premise was a perfect fit for the format, and the show took it seriously for one solid season before being cancelled.

17. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Released in 1979 first as a movie and then as a series which ran til 1981, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century was based on characters created in 1928 by science fiction writer Philip Francis Nowlan.

For two seasons, it followed its title character half a millennium after he was accidentally frozen. Revived 504 years later, Buck Rogers tries comically to adjust to the social changes of the future, all while helping the Earth Defense Directorate fend off warring factions from the planet Draconian.

Along the way, he befriends a robot and the hottest babe in the future, one Wilma Deering, played by the iconic Erin Grey.

16. The Twilight Zone

The 1985 revival of The Twilight Zone brought Rod Serling’s legendary anthology into the Reagan-era television landscape, updating its eerie morality tales for a new generation. The series retained the original’s core formula of stand-alone stories blending science fiction, horror, and supernatural twists. At the same time, the show was expanded to an hour format that often featured multiple segments per episode. 

Writers such as Harlan Ellison and George R.R. Martin contributed scripts, and the reboot leaned into contemporary anxieties like nuclear dread, technological dependence, and suburban paranoia. 

15. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

In 1981, the radio series and subsequent novels of genius humorist Douglas Adams were adapted into The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy on the BBC.  It follows Arthur Dent, an ordinary Englishman who survives Earth’s destruction thanks to his alien friend Ford Prefect. Together, they hitchhike across the galaxy using the titular electronic guidebook, a device that offers dry, often useless, yet hilarious advice about the universe.

The show embraced absurdism: depressed robots, bureaucratic aliens, infinite improbability, and the number 42 as the answer to life, the universe, and everything. Sadly, it only ran six episodes, and the effects were so low-budget, even for the time, that they make it tough to watch now, despite Douglas Adams’ brilliant writing. 

14. The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk was one of the first times superheroes were taken seriously, portraying the Marvel character as a grounded, tragic drama. Scientist David Banner, played by Bill Bixby, experiments on himself while researching the potential of human strength. 

The radiation backfires. When angered, he transforms into the green Hulk, played by Lou Ferrigno.

Instead of a superhero spectacle, the show used a fugitive structure, which would eventually become the template for many other ’80s shows. Transformations relied on contact lenses, makeup, and Ferrigno’s physical presence rather than effects. It ran five seasons and multiple TV movies.

13. Doctor Who

Doctor Who has been airing on the BBC since 1963, and it didn’t survive the 80s.

The decade began with the tail end of Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor, still the most iconic incarnation. He was followed by Peter Davison from 1982–84, younger and more vulnerable; Colin Baker from 1984–86, louder and more abrasive; and Sylvester McCoy from 1987–89, who steered the character darker and more manipulative by the end.

Creatively, the era experimented with more serialized storytelling, morally complex Doctors, and heavier themes. And McCoy’s final seasons laid the groundwork for the modern revival.

But it was still the show, you know, now that you’ve watched that modern version. The Doctor, a Time Lord from Gallifrey, travels through time and space in the TARDIS, a ship disguised as a blue police box, intervening in crises across history and distant worlds. 

12. The Greatest American Hero

1981’s The Greatest American Hero was a superhero comedy built on a simple premise: what if the guy given superpowers lost the instruction manual? 

Ralph Hinkley, a mild-mannered high school teacher, is chosen by mysterious aliens to wear a red suit that grants flight, super strength, and more. Immediately after receiving it, he loses the guidebook explaining how it works. The result is weekly chaos. Ralph crashes into billboards, struggles to land, and barely understands his own abilities. He’s paired with FBI agent Bill Maxwell, who wants to use the powers for law enforcement, while Ralph wrestles with whether he even wants the responsibility.

The Greatest American Hero blended action, satire, and character comedy, and was one of the first live-action shows to turn the superhero genre into something human and self-aware. It ran three seasons and became a cult favorite, helped by its hit theme song, “Believe It or Not.”

11. Knight Rider

Knight Rider’s iconic opening credits sequence promises a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man… who does not exist. The show never quite lives up to the killer vibe of those words, but it’s often a lot of fun anyway. 

It pairs David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight with an artificially intelligent, talking car named KITT. The two work for the Knight Foundation, one of those vague made-up organizations that seemed to be in every 80s show, and they’re sent around solving crimes and going on missions. 

The chemistry between the two is what makes the show an enduring delight, and nearly all of that is due to the work of William Daniels as the fussy, sometimes cranky voice of KITT.

10. Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories was a fantasy and science fiction anthology series that aired from 1985 to 1987, created and produced by Steven Spielberg. Conceived as a modern homage to classic pulp magazines, each episode delivered a standalone tale blending wonder, humor, and the supernatural. Stories ranged from heartwarming miracles and ghostly encounters to time travel, alien visits, and whimsical adventures, often emphasizing emotional payoff over shock value.

The show attracted an impressive roster of talent both in front of and behind the camera. Directors included Robert Zemeckis, Clint Eastwood, and Martin Scorsese, while guest stars featured Kevin Costner, Kiefer Sutherland, and Mark Hamill. Notable episodes like “The Mission” showcased blockbuster-level effects rarely seen on television at the time.

Though expensive to produce and short-lived, Amazing Stories remains a beloved cult favorite, remembered for its sense of wonder, cinematic ambition, and heartfelt storytelling.

9. Alf

On paper, ALF should have been too weird to work: a wisecracking alien puppet crashes into a suburban family’s garage and never leaves. But in the mid-80s, it wasn’t marketed as science fiction; it was just another sitcom about a quirky outsider messing with the nuclear family dynamic. 

ALF ate cats instead of lasagna, but otherwise, he was Garfield in a Hawaiian shirt. Viewers weren’t tuning in for intergalactic backstory or the fall of Melmac; they were there for domestic comedy, pratfalls, and one-liners. 

At its peak, nearly 39 million people watched, putting it in the same league as Cheers and The Cosby Show. The alien setup gave the writers room for absurd jokes, but the show lived and died by its sitcom rhythms. 

8. Airwolf

In the 90s, Airwolf was like Knight Rider’s edgier, more grown-up cousin. Sleek, black, and loaded with weapons, Airwolf looked like the fantasy toy every kid wanted and the military machine every adult secretly admired. 

The vehicle didn’t talk, because that was for kids. Our hero wasn’t very friendly; he was kind of an asshole. The tech wasn’t just fun, it was deadly.

Airwolf, the helicopter, was science fiction through and through. It could fly faster than jets, carry impossible firepower, and pull off maneuvers no real aircraft could touch. People tuned in for desert helicopter battles and brooding, cello-playing atmosphere, and the show never really got its due back when it was still on the air. 

7. Alien Nation

Alien Nation was based on a movie starring James Caan, which flopped at the box office a year before it arrived on television.  Giving it another shot on TV after failing in theaters is an odd choice, but the story the movie tried to tell is a good fit for weekly serialization.

In both movie and TV show form, Alien Nation is a science-fiction police drama set in near-future Los Angeles after a spaceship carrying enslaved extraterrestrials, known as “Newcomers,” crash-lands on Earth. Granted citizenship, the Newcomers struggle to integrate into human society while facing prejudice, exploitation, and cultural clashes. The show follows human detective Matthew Sikes and his Newcomer partner George Francisco as they solve crimes and navigate tensions between their communities. 

6. Mork & Mindy

Nanu Nanu. Those two words are enough to send an entire generation into a nostalgic fit over Mork and Mindy, the series that turned Robin Williams into a star.

The legendary comedian played Mork, an alien from the planet Ork assigned to observe humans, who lived with Mindy, a relatively normal woman in Boulder, Colorado.

Williams improvised most of his lines, and thanks to his off-brand sense of humor, the sci-fi sitcom doesn’t fall victim to a lot of dated awkwardness that makes some of its contemporaries hard to watch today. Robin Williams makes almost everything worth watching, and the same holds true for the four-season series that could barely contain this comedic force of nature.

5. V: The Series

V: The Series centers around an alien invasion of Earth by a flesh-eating reptilian species, the Visitors. Debuting on NBC on October 26, 1984, and airing until March 22, 1985, the series continued the story from its two preceding mini-series, V and V: The Final Battle.

The two miniseries efforts were huge hits and brilliant television for the time. The show maintained a slightly lower level of quality, with great acting and, at times, and a few haunting visuals that still hold up. 

At the heart of V: The Series is a struggle between the human Resistance and the Visitors’ full-scale invasion of Earth. These characters are brought to life by popular actors like Marc Singer and Faye Grant, who portray Resistance leaders Mike Donovan and Juliet Parrish.

On the alien side, Jane Badler stands out as the evil leader of the visitors, Diana. V: The Series also features Robert Englund, famously known for his role as Freddy Krueger, as Willie, a sympathetic Visitor

4. Quantum Leap

When Quantum Leap debuted in 1989, it wasn’t pitched as a sci-fi spectacle; it was a heartfelt drama with a high-concept hook. Each week, Dr. Sam Beckett “leaped” into someone else’s life, from a baseball player to a civil rights activist, forced to fix a problem before moving on. 

That premise lets the show disguise itself as anthology storytelling, closer to Highway to Heaven than Star Trek. But the core was deeply sci-fi: time travel, alternate timelines, and a supercomputer guiding the mission. 

At its peak in Season 3, Quantum Leap averaged around 11.4 million viewers a week, a solid hit by early-90s standards, and its pilot “Genesis” drew nearly 15 million. By grounding wild sci-fi ideas in everyday human stories, the show lured in audiences who thought they’d never watch anything about time travel.

3. Mystery Science Theater 3000

Mystery Science Theater 3000 is a show about watching other science fiction shows, but the show itself is also taking place in a sci-fi setting. It’s sci-fi within sci-fi, and I think if you do the math, that makes it the most sci-fi thing ever on television.

In the not-too-distant future, a man and his two robot pals are trapped aboard a space station and forced to watch terrible movies. To make the experience less painful, they make fun of them. The result is you get to watch some crazy old movies, but also, they make watching them really, really funny. Get an education in some of the weirdest sci-fi classics of all time, while also watching the team crack-wise and occasionally take movie breaks to do something weird. 

It’s just a show; you should really just relax.

2. Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation changed everything about the way science fiction was done on television. It brought levels of production design and writing to the screen that most people had never seen on any television show before. 

It also holds up, really, really well. Nearly every episode is just as interesting now as it once was. That continued relevance is a testament to the amount of effort and care that the show’s cast and crew put into each episode. 

TNG is not just one of the best television shows of the 1980s; it’s one of the best television shows of all time. Which probably has you wondering why it’s not number one. It’s not number one, because it’s topped by a show that took all the great things the 1980s sci-fi genre had built and accomplished, and then made fun of them. 

1. Red Dwarf

Making science fiction funny and thoughtful at the same time is nearly impossible, but you’d never know it from watching Red Dwarf. This iconic British series, created by Doug Naylor and Rob Grant, debuted in 1988 and ran for more than a decade, with new streaming installments still being occasionally released into the 2010s.  

Red Dwarf is the story of Dave Lister, a low-level nobody aboard a massive mining ship called Red Dwarf. He gets shoved into stasis, and while he’s sleeping, the entire crew gets killed. Three million years later, Lister awakens to find himself alone in the universe. Alone, except, of course, for a stylishly dressed man evolved from the ship’s cat, a smeghead hologram of one of his dead crewmates, and an android with an ironing obsession.

Red Dwarf isn’t just gut-bustingly funny; it also pulls off some genuinely smart sci-fi concepts. The show is always willing to go out on a limb, no idea is too insane, and this results in complex sci-fi idea stories you’ll never see anywhere else, at any time.

Red Dwarf is totally unique while also being extremely stupid and utterly idiotic in all the best ways possible. It’s the best sci-fi series of the 1980s. If you haven’t seen it before, get moving and binge Red Dwarf right now. 

1980s TV Shows Left Off This Best Of List

Wondering why that random 80s show you just thought of didn’t make the cut? To qualify for the list, shows had to have aired at least one season of programming at some point in the 1980s. Plus, I had to stop listing somewhere; this list is long enough. 

If I were adding one more show to the list, it’d probably be Max Headroom. For nostalgia reasons, I wish I could have added the Ewok’s Caravan of Courage and Battle for Endor, but those early Star Wars small-screen efforts were made for TV movies, not weekly series, so they weren’t a fit.

Taylor Frankie Paul is the star of the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette;” however, the season is already surrounded by scandal before the first episode even airs. Paul has been the center of attention, according to recent reports, following an alleged domestic dispute between her and her child’s father, Dakota Mortensen. An insider close to the ABC production has recently shared that the alleged altercation has cast a dark cloud over the upcoming season, and that it could be due to the producers.

‘Bachelorette’ Producers Reportedly ‘Cut Corners’ To Cast Taylor Frankie Paul On The Upcoming Season

A new report from TMZ states producers of “The Bachelorette” were shocked to learn that the mother of three was involved in another alleged domestic dispute.

The source claimed that the show’s producers were so desperate to cast Paul as the next leading lady that they reportedly “cut corners” to get her on board.

The news of the producers’ alleged wrongdoing comes hours after another report revealed Paul and her ex, Mortensen, were ordered to undergo psych evaluations following the recent encounter.

‘Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives’ Production Shut Down Following Taylor Frankie Paul And Dakota Mortensen’s Alleged Dispute

According to PEOPLE, production on season 5 of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” has been put on pause following the news of Paul’s alleged legal woes.

“They are not filming,” a source told the publication. “Taylor [Frankie Paul] has some pretty serious stuff happening regarding her past, and they will see what happens. Until that resolves, they are off.”

The source went on to say that the cast has distanced themselves from Paul to protect their brands. “None of the women want to be associated with her,” the source said.

Taylor Frankie Paul Allegedly Choked Her Child’s Father After Heated Argument About Past Relationships

Neither Mortensen nor Paul has spoken out about the allegations. However, a source told TMZ that Paul allegedly choked her ex-partner after they were involved in a heated conversation about Mortensen’s reported hookup with a cast member.

The horrifying allegations don’t end there, though. The source further claimed that Paul ripped Mortensen’s necklace off, grabbed his throat and face, and reportedly did it all in front of their son, Ever.

Mortensen reportedly called the police shortly after the altercation; however, the source said Paul allegedly convinced Mortensen to change his story.

During another incident, Paul allegedly caused injuries to Mortensen’s neck and threw his phone against a wall.

Paul Has Been Accused Of Unlawful Behavior Before

This isn’t the first time Paul has been accused of unlawful behavior, according to CBS News.

In 2023, Paul was arrested and charged with two felony counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child and one felony count of aggravated assault.

Authorities said Paul became physical with Mortensen after the two TV personalities got into an explosive argument.

Paul was accused of throwing metal chairs at Mortensen, one of which also reportedly hit her 5-year-old daughter, causing a “painful bump.”

A video also reportedly showed Paul kicking, hitting, and choking Mortensen. The responding officer, meanwhile, claimed he saw Paul hit Mortensen upon arriving at the scene.

Could A ‘Mormon Wives’ Star Be Leaving The Show?

With the news of ” The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives” cast reportedly icing Paul out of the group, could this be the time for some of them to spread their wings and take on other projects?

According to The Blast, Whitney Leavitt opened up about her future on the show just days after season 4 became available to stream on Hulu, saying she felt her time on the show was coming to an end.

“Well, I’m figuring it out in real time,” she said. “We’re figuring it out together, but it feels like that’s the trajectory of where it’s going.”

“But again, I wouldn’t be where I am without it, but it feels like it’s time to challenge myself in other ways and fulfill these dreams and passions that I’ve been trying to get even before the show,” she stated.

If she does choose to leave, would Leavitt be open to appearing in other productions?

“What I can say is I’ve always been a performer, and ‘Secret Lives’ just kind of stumbled into my life,” she said. “… my passion is film. I love entertaining, I love acting, so that’s what I can tease. Hopefully more films you’ll see me in.”

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives‘ Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen never shied away from addressing their messy — and oftentimes volatile — relationship ahead of their domestic dispute.

Before the show premiered on Hulu in September 2024, Taylor and Dakota started dating following her divorce from husband Tate Paul due to a high-profile “soft swinging” sex scandal. Taylor and Dakota faced ups and downs in their relationship after she was arrested for domestic violence before they expanded their family with son Ever in March 2024.

Taylor, for her part, expressed hope that the show would offer more insight into her life outside of the arrest. The reality star, who also shares kids Indy and Ocean with Tate, later admitted she was surprised that season 1 didn’t show Dakota’s “good soft side.”

“I feel like for him, that wasn’t shown on the show,” she exclusively told Us Weekly at the time. “It did show just defense. So he’s like, ‘I look like this a**hole to you while you’re pregnant — when that’s just not the case of how I treated you the whole time. Yes, I did defend myself in cases, but that’s not how I am to you.’”

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Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen‘s complicated romance was thrust into the spotlight on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives — and their relationship status remains unclear. The couple started dating before the show premiered on Hulu. Dakota was Taylor’s first public boyfriend after her divorce from husband Tate Paul due to a high-profile “soft […]

After the reality show became a success, Taylor and Dakota went through numerous breakups and reconciliations. For Dakota, the most difficult part was having their issues play out in a public forum.

“I was so afraid of how much I liked Taylor and how afraid I was of her and knowing that I didn’t know really what she wanted, or if this could even be a thing,” he said on “The Viall Files” podcast in June 2025. “I didn’t really necessarily want to give her 100 percent of me because I was afraid of that. I didn’t want to get hurt by that, because that’s how I am. When I’m all in, I’m all in.”

The duo ultimately faced more legal issues when news broke in March 2026 that Mormon Wives allegedly halted production on season 5 after Taylor and Dakota were involved in a domestic violence dispute while filming. A spokesperson for the Draper City Police Department confirmed that there is an open “domestic assault investigation” involving the pair.

Keep scrolling for Taylor and Dakota’s most telling quotes about their dynamic:

Defending Her in the Public Eye

Dakota Mortensen was Taylor Frankie Paul’s first public boyfriend after her divorce from Tate Paul. After nearly one year of dating, Taylor was arrested in February 2023 for domestic violence. She was ultimately charged with aggravated assault, two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child, child abuse with injury and criminal mischief after the incident. Taylor pleaded guilty six months later to aggravated assault, while the other four charges were dismissed with prejudice. She reached a plea deal the following month.

Dakota told the Daily Mail in an interview at the time that Taylor would never hurt anyone “intentionally,” adding, “She’s a good mom, she’s going through a lot in her life right now. Taylor’s been struggling, it’s been a hard year for her. She is racked with guilt [over] her cheating scandal that cost her her marriage.”

He elaborated on the “Viall Files” podcast in June 2025. “That was a really scary thing that night. You want to talk about being, like, in a position of, ‘What do you do?’ That’s how it felt,” he recalled. “I did take a video because I didn’t know what was going to happen. My truck was in the garage. I could not leave. I tried to leave. It just was so bad.”

Dakota claimed Taylor was “absolutely hammered,” adding, “The second we walked into the house, essentially it just turned into the most craziest thing ever.”

Documenting Their Highs and Lows

Despite several onscreen fights, Taylor Frankie Paul was confident in a future with Dakota Mortensen, sharing in the first season of Mormon Wives, “Dakota, he was such a good partner in the process and very supportive.”

She continued: “I’m, like, on cloud nine, and this is, like, the first time I’ve been so confident in us, in a future. I just — I hope that I can trust him.”

At the time, Taylor admitted to Us that she was in no rush to get engaged to Dakota.

“I just want to take my time with this time around, this is my second marriage. It is going to be very important to me, and I don’t want to end up in another situation of being divorced,” she explained. “So, I really just want everything to be really solid and have a foundation of trust. And so I feel like that takes time. I would love for that to be the end goal. But right now, I think building it up to that is where I’m at.”

Watching Their Dynamic Back

“It’s really hard for me to watch [the ups and downs with me and Dakota] because it’s all such true feelings. None of it is fabricated or acting or nothing. It’s all real,” Taylor Frankie Paul told Us in October 2024 after the first season of Mormon Wives was released. “So it’s really hard for me to watch that back to that. That’s probably one of the hardest moments.”

Taylor said she wasn’t sure about her relationship status with Dakota Mortensen at the time.

“I would say we’re working on things, and I actually have no idea where it goes with us from here. We are not fully together but not fully done. I don’t know where the future holds with him and I,” she admitted. “It’s just a lot. So I’m coping and trying to cope. But I don’t want to watch the show.”

Dealing With the Reality TV Aspect of Their Relationship

“I know a lot of people from a viewer point of view [don’t understand that] having everything aired out to the world is a lot different than just going to a person you care about or your family and telling them something,” Dakota Mortensen explained on the “Viall Files” podcast in June 2025. “Like, you want to talk about fear, that’s the scariest feeling in the world.”

He continued: “Then doing it with a show, you don’t have any control over it. If they’re missing something, it’s like that’s not how it was. That to me was really hard to grasp. That was hard to understand. I was like, ‘I don’t want to be torched to the world for it. I just want to have a moment with you where I can talk to you. I want a safe place to talk.’ But that’s not the case.”

Dakota also reflected on the early days of his and Taylor Frankie Paul’s relationship.

“Pretty early on I was like, ‘What are we?’ Because I just don’t know. And I could tell something inside of me liked her. I knew it, and it scared me really bad. So there was also that part where I didn’t want her to hurt me,” he explained. “That’s the sad part — I was [the] one that hurt her. I think part of that was maybe me sabotaging it. I was so afraid of how much I liked Taylor and how afraid I was of her and knowing that I didn’t know, really, what she wanted or like if this could even be a thing.”

Working to Break the Cycle

After several breakups, Taylor Frankie Paul chose to cut ties with Dakota Mortensen and went to film season 22 of The Bachelorette.

“It was hard because I’m, obviously, a part of that — it’s not like I am pointing the finger like, ‘He is [the toxic one.]’ It takes two to tango. We were just not progressing,” she shared with Us in March 2026. “We like each other sometimes, and then we fight. It’s really hard to explain to people, and unless you’ve been in that situation, it is hard to understand. If I could just snap out of it, trust me, I would. It’s just a lot harder said than done.”

When asked what was happening in their relationship, Taylor reflected to Us, “Honestly, I think it was just still in the same cycle that I’ve been in for a while now, and it’s been really hard to get out. … It’s been so hard to remove myself from that.”

Taylor also admitted she wasn’t sure what to call their relationship at the time.

“I don’t even know. I have to ask myself that question all the time [about where we stand],” she told Us in a cover story interview conducted days before the dispute took place in February 2026. “Where do we stand? I don’t know. Ask me tomorrow.”

Rob Kardashian may not be much of a “social media person,” but on Tuesday, he received major love from his co-parent and his mom. Angela White, formerly known as Blac Chyna, and Kris Jenner took to Instagram with separate posts celebrating Rob’s 39th birthday. While the messages are sweet, White’s post in particular is sparking questions and comments about where she and the only Kardashian son stand.

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Angela White Shares Family Portrait For Rob Kardashian’s Birthday

White kept her praise for her co-parent sweet and straight to the point! She posted a throwback photo of herself, Rob Kardashian, and their daughter, Dream, as an infant, on Instagram Stories. In the flick, all three are smiling, with Rob holding Dream in his lap and one hand around Chyna’s waist. Their daughter is now nine.

“Happy Birthday @robkardashianofficial. You’re the best dad to our baby girl, and I appreciate you more than words can say,” the former Blac Chyna wrote about her ex’s 39th.

Kris Jenner Celebrates Her Youngest Kardashian With Throwback Photos

While Angela White shared her birthday love on IG Story, Kris Jenner honored her only son on her feed. She listed off his qualities in the caption and included 20 photos in the post. The pictures show Rob Kardashian throughout his life, posing solo and with his late dad, mother, sisters, nieces, nephews and even Scott Disick.

“Happy Birthday to my amazing son, Rob!!! 🎉🎂 You have the biggest heart, the best sense of humor, and a strength that inspires me every single day. Watching you grow into the man and father you are has been one of the greatest blessings of my life. You are such a devoted dad, an amazing brother, the most loving uncle, the best son, and you make me proud in ways that are hard to be put into words! I thank God for you every day, my sweet boy, and love you more than you will ever know. Happy birthday Rob!!! @robkardashianofficial 🥳♥️,” Kris Jenner wrote.

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Rob Previously Reacted To A Shoutout From Angela

Back in October, Angela White was giving 2016 Blac Chyna energy when she unexpectedly gave Rob Kardashian a shoutout. In photos, she posed next to a luxury car, wearing all white with her blonde hair styled sleek and striaght. Angela tagged Rob in the caption of the photos, writing, “This love is forever.” While he didn’t pen a reaction to the caption, Rob popped up on the ‘gram and liked the post. However, since then, it’s been quiet about what the post and his subtle response could mean.

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General Hospital has got a sizzling new leak for you from our usual and very reliable source that explains Jason Morgan‘s (Steve Burton) upcoming absence, how he leaves, when he leaves, and why he bails on Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud). We’re going to dig into the events leading up to Steve Burton’s onscreen exit as Jason and where that’s going to leave Britt.

And be sure to stick around to the very end to hear another juicy leak that’s not about Jason. It’s some scoop on Carly Corinthos Spencer (Laura Wright) and Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart). It’s a smaller leak though, so I threw it in at the end. And as always, I want to be real clear. This is a leak, not an official spoiler, but the source is very reliable and they have an impressive track record. That’s why I love to share these.

General Hospital: Jason Plans to Eliminate Cullum on His Way Out of Town

So, this week, Jason told Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) that Britt has hit her breaking point and they need to leave town ASAP. They’re relying on Marco Rios (Adrian Anchondo) to get a sample of Britt’s medication, but it looks like Cullum catches him at it. We saw that in the new promo for the week. So, when Marco opens the safe at Wyndemere, looks like Cullum has already snatched the vials of Britt’s meds out of the safe and he confronts Marco and Cullum demands to know if he’s looking for Britt’s meds. But it seems like Marco may still find a way to get a dose of the medication.

Also this week, Jason told Sonny that he’s going to eliminate Cullum on his way out of town with Britt. As long as Jason can kill him without Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota) knowing that Jason did it, they’re confident it’ll go well. And they think with Cullum out of the picture, things will be harder on Sidwell, which is better for them. And with Cullum out of the way, it’ll be easier for Sonny and Jason to turn around and get rid of Sidwell after that. Jason has a solid plan to pin Cullum’s murder on Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna). Sounds great. Could be a three birds with one bullet solution.

So, in the most recent promo, if you’ve seen it, there’s Jason on a rooftop taking aim at Cullum ready to take him out. And we leaked a little about this before, including some drama with Danny Morgan (Asher Antonyzyn) at school and about him being on the roof. It just didn’t make sense at the time, but now we’ve got more info.

Jason Goes Back for Danny on GH

So, also more scoop on Jason’s exit. So, the leaker says that Jason and Britt are heading out of town to do what they planned, go up to Canada, but then Jason finds out Danny needs him and he makes the right choice. Yay. To prioritize his son. Official GH spoilers for this week say that Jason has a tough conversation. I already suspected that it was him explaining to Danny that he needs to leave town. And our leaker says that there’s a very difficult and emotional conversation with his son that is weighing on Jason as he gets ready to leave.

So, he decides he needs to stay in Port Charles for Danny. And the leak says that Jason tells Britt he’s got to go back for his son to do this thing. The rumor also says that Britt and Jason swap I love you and then Britt gives Jason her blessing to go back to Port Charles. The leak says that Britt is planning to proceed on to Canada by herself with the plan to hand over her Huntington’s medication to Brick (Stephen A. Smith). And from there, she’s supposed to lie low. I don’t think that’s going to work out that way for Britt.

So, in the end, Jason ditches Britt, but not in a cruel way, not like a breakup. And it sounds like Jason has every intention of returning to Canada after he takes care of things with Danny. And the leak goes on to say that Jason then gets a call that his son Danny is in trouble and it’s something to do with him at school. Right.

General Hospital Shocker: Jason Gets Kidnapped by Cullum

And this ties into a General Hospital leak we previously reported a little while back that was a little confusing, but now with more info and more episodes, it makes total sense. The leak was about Jason being on a roof and Danny having an issue at school, some kind of trouble. And now we know for sure that yes, Jason will be on a rooftop taking aim at Cullum with a sniper rifle because he is determined to end his reign of terror and punish him for blowing up Sonny’s penthouse and nearly killing Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson).

Now, the order of events, as indicated, is this. Our source says that Jason makes it to Danny at school and sorts out whatever trouble his teenage son is having. I mean, Danny’s not a bad kid. He’s a typical teenager. And then Jason heads up to the roof in his sniper position to try and kill Cullum. And it looks like Jason’s taking aim at Cullum while he is at the Port Charles local WSB office meeting with Jack Brennan. So Cullum’s there right beside Jack. So, I suspect Jason may be so focused on taking the shot that a henchman of Cullum’s is able to sneak up on Jason.

The source says that when he’s alone, that’s when he gets kidnapped. And the leaker said a while back that he was going to be kidnapped. That was a leak we shared weeks and weeks ago, but not by Sidwell. So, if the leak is accurate, Cullum really is the only other person on screen right now that would kidnap Jason.

Jason Returns to General Hospital with PTSD Story

In addition to the details on his kidnapping, the source shared some info on what’s next for Jason after he’s rescued. So, Steve Burton is supposed to be back filming by June, which should put him back on screen as Jason in time for July Sweeps. The source said when he’s back, it is going to be a PTSD story. The leak mentions that Jason’s kidnappers do unspeakable things to him with both emotional and physical torture. They’ve got some plan, some goal.

And the leak says when Jason’s back, he doesn’t tell anybody what happened to him. Not Sonny, not Carly, not Britt. And I mean, I have to say that sounds like a very Jason thing to do to keep his pain internalized. The source says all the trauma that was done to him, presumably by Cullum’s people, leaves Jason with really bad PTSD and he is back and he is focused on revenge.

As for the future of Britt and Jason, we’ve got two conflicting leaks, one from a less reliable source. One says Britt finds out she is pregnant. That is from the less reliable source. That seems dodgy to me. And frankly, Port Charles doesn’t need a baby boom. We’ve already got Curtis Ashford (Donnell Turner) with one, maybe two babies. The other leak says Jason and Britt will not be together as a couple when he’s back. That it’ll be more friend-zone kind of stuff.

Valentin and Carly Still Together Through April on GH

So, here’s the other leak I was saving till the end that I mentioned is not Jason exit related. Our source says that Valentin and Carly are still together and sharing scenes through the end of April or even early May and maybe even longer, but they could confirm that it’s going to carry on at least that far.

For me, I am hoping that James Patrick Stuart sticks around for quite a while as Valentin. I’m frankly loving him and Carly. I totally ship it. They are one of my favorite pairs right now. And Valentin with Carly is one of my favorite pairings of all time for her. At least for me. So, we’ll see how it all plays out. But one thing is for certain, get ready to say goodbye to Jason for a few months.

Social media users are continuing to speculate whether Bhad Bhabie underwent surgery amid her apparent weight gain.

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More On Bhad Bhabie’s Apparent Weight Gain

On Tuesday, March 17, Bhad Bhabie took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share a selfie and a full-body photo of her in the mirror.

GM , say it back 🫶🏼 pic.twitter.com/pcA8eVToP4

— Bhad Bhabie (@BhadBhabie) March 17, 2026

Additionally, Bhabie took to Instagram to share a carousel of photos — most showing off her apparent weight gain.

Check out the photos below.

Social Media Users Continue To Speculate Whether She Underwent Surgery

Social media users immediately entered Bhad Bhabie’s comment section, continuing to speculate about her apparent weight gain and whether she underwent surgery.

More On Bhad Bhabie Initially Showing Off Her Apparent Weight Gain

As The Shade Room previously reported, Bhad Bhabie initially sparked surgery speculation earlier this month. At the time, Bhad Bhabie had taken to Instagram to share a photo of herself at the gas station. Immediately, social media users flooded her comment section, comparing her apparent weight gain to the photos of her from 2025.

The world of Family Guy is set to expand next year with Stewie, a spinoff from Fox and Hulu that centers on the titular tyrannical toddler. Per the logline, the series will take Stewie out of his regular pre-school and see him attending a new school that’s far from the pinnacle of education; to remedy the situation, he takes his collection of cutting-edge inventions and decides to inject some adventure into his classmates’ lives. Stewie also boasts some top-tier Family Guy talent: Seth MacFarlane is set to produce the series and lend his voice to Stewie, and longtime writer Kirker Butler serves as showrunner. Yet fan reaction ranges from confusion to outright derision.

Some fans are wondering why MacFarlane can’t put out another season of Ted, despite the explanation that it takes a movie-level budget to bring the foul-mouthed teddy bear to life. Others have joked that Stewie is about 20 years too late and should have premiered when Family Guy was in its heyday. The two biggest and most legitimate points are that Stewie is integral to the dynamic of Family Guy and that a previous spinoff failed to take off with the fanbase.

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Stewie Is an Integral Part of ‘Family Guy’ — Making a Spinoff Superfluous

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From the very beginning of Family Guy, Stewie Griffin was an integral part of the series. His plans for world domination, alongside his quest to kill his mother Lois (Alex Borstein), made him one of the most entertaining parts of the show. Later seasons would tone down Stewie’s matricidal tendencies, but he never lost his cutting wit or his talent for invention. While Seth MacFarlane and Kirker Butler have said that Stewie won’t affect the events of Family Guy, it’s hard to imagine Stewie having as much of a dynamic with other toddlers than he does with the rest of the Griffins.

The idea of Stewie also using hi-tech weaponry and vehicles has been covered extensively on Family Guy. Whether it’s using his time machine to get into certain escapades, or the iconic “Road to the Multiverse” episode, which catapulted Stewie and his dog Brian through different dimensions, there have been plenty of sci-fi adventures on the parent show. Stewie feels like it’s treading well-worn ground at this point, or worse, serving as little more than a Rick & Morty ripoff. If it wants to stand out, it’ll have to find an aspect of Stewie that the parent series hasn’t explored.

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A Previous ‘Family Guy’ Spinoff Failed To Take Off With the Fanbase

Once Stewie was announced, fans were quick to point out that it wasn’t the first time a Family Guy character had gotten their own spinoff. The Cleveland Show featured Cleveland Brown (Mike Henry) moving back to his hometown of Stoolbend, Georgia, where he attempted to start a new life with his son, Cleveland Jr. (Kevin Michael Richardson), and even married his old high school sweetheart, Donna Tubbs (Sanaa Lathan). The Cleveland Show was met with mixed reception and was eventually canceled after four seasons. Shortly after, Cleveland returned to Family Guy, leading to plenty of ribbing from the other characters.

The fate of The Cleveland Show doesn’t bode well for Stewie, but there’s also the fact that the upcoming spinoff might be overshadowed by the return of another long-cancelled Fox spinoff. Nathan Fillion recently announced that he was bringing back the cast of Firefly for an animated revival series, in close collaboration with 20th Television. While the Firefly revival has yet to find a home, it wouldn’t be a stretch to imagine Hulu picking it up. Given how Firefly fans have clamored for a revival for years, this could mean that Stewie is left in the dust; there are also animated series like American Dad! and Bob’s Burgers that feel more appealing to audiences.

Stewie is facing an uphill battle, as Family Guy‘s history and the very nature of Stewie Griffin might hamper the project before it gets off the ground. Stewie would often exclaim “Victory is mine!” when one of his schemes succeeded, but this spinoff feels less like a victory and more like an omen.

Stewie is set to premiere on Fox and Hulu in 2027, while Family Guy is available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu.

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January 31, 1999

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Peter Shin, Pete Michels, John Holmquist, Greg Colton, Brian Iles, Julius Wu, Joseph Lee, Joe Vaux, Mike Kim, Steve Robertson, Dan Povenmire, James Purdum, Dominic Bianchi, Dominic Polcino, Bob Bowen, Monte Young, Zac Moncrief, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bert Ring, Seth Kearsley, Scott Wood, Chuck Klein, Brian Hogan, Gavin Dell

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Steve Callaghan, Patrick Meighan, Mark Hentemann, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Tom Devanney, Alex Carter, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild, Gary Janetti, Andrew Goldberg, Mike Desilets, Anthony Blasucci, Matt Weitzman, Kirker Butler, Damien Fahey, John Viener, Brian Scully, Ted Jessup, Chris Regan, Matt Pabian, Garrett Donovan, Ricky Blitt, Aaron Lee, Julius Sharpe

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